Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-10-15
MAINE DISPATCHES.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
Closing Session of the state Sunday
School Convention at Gard,ner-Con.
ventiOn Success.
Special to the Ken1ebec Journal

GARDINER, Oct. IA.
At the afternoon session of the Maine
State Sunday School convention, Rev. Geo.
M. Howe of Lewiston, presided. Rev. A. T
Dunn of Portland, and Rev w F. Berry of
Lewiston, addressed the convention upon
"Normal methods in Sunday school work. -
Mrs. w. f. Crafts of New York, followed
with 'Illustration teaching and held the
attention of the large congregation with good
success. Hon. w. L. Daggett of Strong,
gave carefully written and thoughtful pa
per upon ''The model superintendent
An interesting feature of the afternoon.
work was the singing bv about twenty l,tl
children from the Congregational Sunday
school. Would it not be great gain to hold
these conventions during the vacations of the
public schools in order tina, the local Sunday
schools may appear and participate in at least
the songs?
| The evening was given to the temperance
work in Sunday schools. Miss Lucia Z. f.
KimbalI of Chicago, and Mrs. Crafts al
dressed the convention. VIM. Reynolds of
Peoria, Ill, also spoke a few int resting and
helpful works He said his home city has
the largest whiskey distilleries on earth. Not
even New York city pays great a revenue
tax as Peoria. 1t was "carrying Goals 10
Newcastle" for a resident of such a place to
speak on temperance in Maine, he thought.
But he was glad to have seen Maine and to
know that with Governor Bodwell at the
helm ''prohibition does prohibit In his
remarks he quoted a manufacturer in the
west who said to him, when the prohibition
| Law exists we sell all the more whiskeY;'
and his reply was, "You ought to help pass
the prohibition laws you ought to contribute
to the temperance campaign in Tennessee,
bnt Instead of that you have first sent $1,000
to prevent prohibition in Tennessee. You
lie when you say you sell all the moro in
prohibition States
Friday morning the convention met for its
! final sitting. The secretary made his annual
report, showing progress, but also showing
that over one hundred thousand children and
young people, between four and twenty -one
years of age, are yet unenrolled in the Sun
day schools. The present Sunday school en-
roilment of scholars, teachers and officers is
! l04, ,375.
The Rev. L. NJ. Cousins of Cumberland
Mills, addressed the convention upon the
Fryeburg Sunday school assembly, making
it appear that thousands of men and women
would be richly repaid by attending that
s'feast by reason and flow of soul"
MIR. REYNOLDS made the closing address
upon "Successful teaching" His words will
be long remembered. He made it very plain
that G cd was pledged to make our Bible
teaching successful if teachers live their
teaching and work with God in His work.
Mr.. Jordan told of little practical Sunday
school work in Auburn in which he gathered
fifteen little children of the very poor into his
school in few hours time.
Resolutions were passed-one pledging our
temperance governor the moral support OF
the convention in his legal and holy crusade
against Alcohol.
Rev. DR.. Small was elected president for
the coming year. The other officers remain
the same.
The convention was uch enjoyed by the
people The final adjournment occurred al
1890 Friday forenoon.